Grand Theft Auto (GTA) General Discussion Thread

[LfCpS3]

While playing Vice city stories ( which is pretty awesome) i found out you can build your own little empire, which is so fucking epic.

I love how you can choose to make a brothel, protection racket and like 4 to 5 more which i forgot :P

Plus you can expand and make them bigger and take over enemies areas. This was one thing i always wanted in a GTA game, never it it actually existed. If V had something like this.... that would be one of the best things to happen.

I would actually put this down as my 3rd best gta game so far ( even though i have not put as much hours into it compared to other GTA's yet, just that good to me)

[claud3]

Yep, they took San Andreas gang turf wars and the business part of vice city and blended them into one and came up with vice city stories

It was really awesome to actually build, expand and fight for your empire

[Blacksite]

I wouldn't want it in a GTA game, having to keep track of that stuff. But that's just me. I like to explore and do my own thing after completing the story.

[claud3]

It was great then, but ROCKSTAR have moved on from that and focus on the entire city now and took out the empire building

Not because it was so so bad or anything, it was freaking awesome back in the GTA III era... But it would be time consuming and would not really work in the GTA IV era and it would make the current ERA suffer a wee bit

My opinion on why it is not in any of this ERA

[Blacksite]

I think they just didn't want to do another rags to riches story. So, gameplay-wise, there would be no point in maintaining an empire.

[claud3]

but the quest for the almighty dollar falls into that whole empire thing, does it not

[Cybertox]

Are GTA 1 and 2 worth checking out and playing the whole story? Cause last time i tried them i thought the controls were kinda awful and didnt bother continue playing.

[AaronSOLDIER]

They're not connected if that's what you mean, so not really worth playing now IMO, back in the day they were pretty good but even then I wasn't that into them. GTA2 was good though.

[claud3]

they are not connected, claude is in GTA2 and it is set in the future and GTA 1 is current day

they have all the cities from the GTA III era as one massive city...

[Cybertox]

I might try GTA 2 once again, just to visit Vice City.

[claud3]

Great news guys VICE CITY is coming to the PSN

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Coming to PSN Next Week

Posted 18 minutes ago | Author: R* Q | Filed Under: Games

Ever since the releases of San Andreas for PSN and Vice City for iOS and Android, we've received more than a few requests from the community wondering when they'd be able to touch down at Escobar International and return to the neon-lit streets and sun-splashed shores of Ocean Beach on their PS3s. Today, we can confirm that it won't be long now...

The original Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will arrive for download on PlayStation Network next week as part of their PS2 Classics collection - on Tuesday, January 29th in North America and Wednesday January 30th in Europe, for $9.99 / €9.99 / £7.99.


Stay tuned for more classic Rockstar titles coming for download to PSN in the weeks and months ahead.

http://www.rockstargames.com/newswir...next-week.html

[Cybertox]

I got the anniversary edition already and seeing as the PS3 version isnt remodelled and doesnt have any graphical improvements I will pass.

[claud3]

well your choice mate.... For them that have been seeking this fro awhile now, it's great news

[AaronSOLDIER]

Great thanks for posting, will download it as soon as it hits. Guess they got the licensing back for Michael Jacksons' Wanna Be Startin' Somethin. I'll take the PS2 version over the android version any day, controller > touchscreen.

[Cybertox]

I agree that with the controller its a much better experience but no improvements to the actual game is so lazy, I mean come on...

[AaronSOLDIER]

The android version looks worse though, so it's a downgrade from the PS2 version.

[claud3]

glad they sorted the MJ issue's out and we can get it on the PS3, besides the android's attempt

[LfCpS3]

I agree that with the controller its a much better experience but no improvements to the actual game is so lazy, I mean come on...

It's not lazy, it's just them not wasting time, money and effort on something like this when it can be better spent ( gta V)

[claud3]

GTA V was in the zone and being build back in 2008 and they have different studio's to focus on the android version's off GTA III and GTA: VICE CITY

[Blacksite]

There was a billboard advertising a trip to Miami but I only just recently thought of taking a picture.

[claud3]

that was the first billboard that got my full attention when i arrived in Shoreside Vaile

But all the Billboard got my attention, because they were so damn amazing

And noticed my two favorite cars are in this shot, the taxie and the kamara

Plus Claude the Man is holding my second favorite weapon the Colt 45... My favorite weapon ever in all GTA games and i use it in all missions when i can is the BASEBALL BAT

[Blacksite]

There was a new update to the Xbox conversion mod I've been using for GTA III which adds shaders to the environment to make it look more like San Andreas but I personally didn't like it (ruins the atmosphere) so I reverted to the previous build.

You probably can't see it but the one I'm using right now adds specular lighting (reflections) to the vehicles, aside from improving a lot of the textures which the billboard advertising a trip to Miami is a good example of.

[Cybertox]

The IOS anniversary edition of Vice City had noticeable graphical improvements, not sure about android as I havent tried it but ios definitely had many aspects of the game improved.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Yeah but the AA was pretty horrible.

On a side note, GTA SA doesn't look that great depth wise on RAGE.

[Cybertox]

Im thinking about playing through GTA 3 once again on PC. Any graphical mods recommendations?